Arelion

With a presence in 129 countries across Europe, North America, and Asia, Arelion has been operating a wholly-owned international backbone for more than thirty years, ranked number one in the world for connectivity since 2017. Its fiber network spans more than 80,000 kilometers and is supported by more than 350 points of presence, forming one of the Internet’s best-connected autonomous systems, AS1299. This infrastructure, established in 1993 under the name Telia Carrier, directly connects operators, cloud providers, content platforms, and businesses around the world. Businesses benefit from a portfolio centered on IP Transit over a Tier 1 backbone, Ethernet and Wavelength services for capacity transport, Dedicated Internet Access, as well as direct connection options to major cloud providers via Cloud Connect. The network also incorporates protection mechanisms against DDoS attacks and MPLS access for latency-sensitive applications in demanding environments.